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EFF Report Finds 74% Of Censorship News Stories Are About Facebook (onlinecensorship.org)
An anonymous reader writes:
OnlineCensorship.org just released a new report "to provide an objective, data-driven voice in the conversation around commercial content moderation." They're collecting media reports about censorship on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Flickr and Google+, and have now analyzed 294 reports of content takedowns -- 74% of which pertained to Facebook. (Followed by Instagram with 16% and Twitter with 7%.) 47% of all the takedowns were nudity-related, while the next two most frequent reasons given were "real name" violations and "inappropriate content".
Noting "a more visible public debate" over content moderation, the report acknowledges that 4.7 billion Facebook posts are made every day. (It also reports the "consistent refrain" from services apologizing for issues -- that "our team processes millions of reports each week...") But the most bizarre incident they've identified was the tech blogger in India who was locked out of his Facebook account in October because he shared a photo of a cat in a business suit. "It might sound stupid but this just happened to me," he told Mashable India, which reports Facebook later apologized and said it had made a mistake.
Their report -- part of the EFF's collaboration with Visualizing Impact -- urges platforms to clarify their guidelines (as well as applicable laws), to explain the mechanisms being used to evaluate content and appeals, and to share those criteria when notifying users of take-downs. For example, in August Facebook inexplicably removed a 16-century sketch by Erasmus of Rotterdam detailing a right hand.
Noting "a more visible public debate" over content moderation, the report acknowledges that 4.7 billion Facebook posts are made every day. (It also reports the "consistent refrain" from services apologizing for issues -- that "our team processes millions of reports each week...") But the most bizarre incident they've identified was the tech blogger in India who was locked out of his Facebook account in October because he shared a photo of a cat in a business suit. "It might sound stupid but this just happened to me," he told Mashable India, which reports Facebook later apologized and said it had made a mistake.
Their report -- part of the EFF's collaboration with Visualizing Impact -- urges platforms to clarify their guidelines (as well as applicable laws), to explain the mechanisms being used to evaluate content and appeals, and to share those criteria when notifying users of take-downs. For example, in August Facebook inexplicably removed a 16-century sketch by Erasmus of Rotterdam detailing a right hand.
Fake news? Which self-brainwashing news outlets have you been listening to? The ones that tell you not to listen to the other ones? LOL. Let that sink in for a moment.
You know that actor that got up and lectured Pence? He's a misogynist. Right there in his own words: calling women "ho's". He has also made very rapey comments about taking advantage of drunk women. Where have you been getting your news? If your news hasn't been mentioning these very pertinent FACTS, then you might be listening to fake news. And if your fake news has been telling you to listen to them exclusively and not listen to alternatives, then you've really got a problem with self-brainwashing.
Shutting down free speech with violence isn't fighting fascism. It IS fascism!
Hello? This sort of thing completely invalidates your argument.
Incorrect! It invalidates your credibility, but often does nothing for your argument.
Arguments exist, and they do not necessarily depend on the character of the person involved.
The nuanced and considered mind is the one that can appreciate the difference, and when it is meaningful, and when not.
It's like when you find out the church lady that calls for morality actually commits immoral acts herself. It wipes out anything she ever said.
Wow, better hope she never told anybody to wash their hands before eating, flush the toilet, or not leave a fire unattended.
Because now, your own words, condemn that. Because after all, anything she ever said is now wiped out.
This view is long-standing and predates the current election.
And the response to it is also long-standing, and can be found in works of great antiquity.
At least come up with new material, DNS-and-BIND, you lost this argument against Plato.
Misogyny and rapey behavior results in public shunning and unemployability.
Factually incorrect. It often results in being lauded and cheered by the groups that consider such things to be commendable.
See even the President-elect himself.
It's like accepting a kiss from the Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan: "Can't shake the devil's hand and say you were only kidding."
Actually, in this world, you can reject and repent of the seductions of the Devil, and come to your senses.
There's a Twilight Zone episode about that.
Of course, the real problem is the ones who don't, but again, this takes nuance and thoughtfulness.